‘DNA links Omagh accused to other blasts’

DNA evidence links electrician Sean Hoey, accused of the 29 Omagh bomb murders, with a series of explosions, a court heard yesterday.

‘DNA links Omagh accused to other blasts’

A senior forensic scientist in the case against Hoey, 36, who was allegedly involved in a dozen terrorist attacks across the North, also claimed only one person built the devices used in the campaign.

Dennis McAuley told Belfast Magistrates Court his belief hardened after new examinations of soldering techniques, wiring, codes and manufacturing dates of the timer power units.

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